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COMMONWEALTH v. WATSON

Record No. 180940.

827 S.E.2d 778 (2019)

COMMONWEALTH of Virginia v. Audrel Jack WATSON, Jr.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

May 30, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John I. Jones, IV , Assistant Attorney General, ( Mark R. Herring , Attorney General, on briefs), for appellant.

L. Steven Emmert , Virginia Beach ( Juli M. Porto ; Sykes, Bourdon, Ahern & Levy; Blankingship & Keith, Fairfax, on brief), for appellee.

PRESENT: All the Justices

In this appeal, we consider whether the imposition of a sentence below the statutory minimum renders the judgment void ab initio or merely voidable.

I. BACKGROUND AND MATERIAL PROCEEDINGS BELOW

In 2007, Audrel Jack Watson, Jr. was convicted on Alford pleas to several offenses, including...

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